Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,527 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Black Entertainment Television (BET) (1980– )
Lucy Parsons
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Lucy Parsons (1853-1942)
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Mildred Fay Jefferson (1926-2010)
Ohio counties
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Peter “Black Pete” Kerr (ca. 1775-ca. 1840)

Explore Global African History

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British Corps of Colonial Marines (1808-1810, 1814-1816)
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Alexandre Dumas (Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie), (1802-1870)
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First World Festival of Negro Arts (1966- )
Lamine Senghor, February 1927
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(1927) Lamine Senghor, “The Negro’s Fight for Freedom”

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

Coronavirus structure
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COVID-19: The Myth and the Reality for Black America
Sissieretta Jones
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From Opera, Minstrelsy and Ragtime to Social Justice: An Overview of African American Performers at Carnegie Hall, 1892-1943
Al Smith, Sr., MOHAI opening of Jazz on the Spot, October 15, 1993
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A Successful Decision-Making Strategy for Choosing Where to Donate Your Historical Memorabilia
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After the Underground Railroad: Finding the African North Americans who Returned from Canada

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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